Adjusting device for wind-shields.



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v ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR WIND SHIBLDS.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 15, 1913.

Pamnted June 16, 19,14.`

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3S L. CGW'LES, Gl?? GHCOPEE FALLS', MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGN, T0 STEVENS-rflrl tllililil", Gif GHICOPEE FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS, `A GRPORATION OFanrirsrme'nnvrcn non wmn-snrnrlns.

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ile it known that l, lliioMnsl L. Cov/Lne, een or'l the United States,residing at copee Falls, in the county of Hampden. d zitate oit'lviassachnsetts, have invented Vain new and useiful improvements injusting Devices for find-Shields, of .oh the following is aspecification. rihis invention relates 'to improvementsV in vehicle windshields; and has 'for its object lo provide an 'improved torm ofadjusting d 'ice 'for use in connection with a vvv-ind sld, which willpermit ready adjustment `he samejand locking in adjusted position. therobjects of the invention will be oe apparent and set 'fort-hin thefollow- .speciiication taken in connection withaccompanying drawing, inwhichrig-ure 1 ,is a front eleva-tionof a wind shield embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is detail section through the fastening device andFig. 3 is an end elevation of the ope ting member and cap-securedtheretd Like numerals refer to like elements throughout the"drawings, in which- `designates a glass dust or wind shield surroundedby an inclosed tubular metaly me 11.` At convenient parts arelocateddjusting and locking members, generally, fdicated by the numeral12, one pair being cred to the dashy member 13 of the vehicle the otherpair to the frame 11 of the in shield propel'. Pivotal arms 14 extendWeen vthe pairs ot upper and lower admembcrs 12, as shown in Fig. 10. ine wind shield may be adjustedby its con# motion to the upper member, ormay be n ved. bodily with the arms 1e about their e'ction with the lowerof the members or both adjustments may be combinedas usting and lockingmembers comise oi a socket member 15, havin of rearwardly ext-endingspace it adapted to be'secured in the one f to the metal iframe lhand tothe sides or the `dash member 'i3 inthe caseof the er member 12. Thesockehmember is .ed further with a socket portion 17 internal socketthereinand "med with its outerperiphery 20 tapered, as shown in Fig'. 2.

'What l term asleeve member v21 Ais pro-- vided with a tapered opening22 thereim the inner wall otwhich is adapted to closely fit. on andfrictioiially engage the tapered exterior oi' the socket portion 17. 'n'inturned shoulder or iange 23 is located` at the smaller end of thetapered opening. What .l term the operating member is indicated by thenumeral 2li, and comprises preferably a short tubular or cylindricalmember provided with the externally threaded portion 25 and the fiangeor shoulder 26 extending around its Aperiphery intermediate itsextremities. This shoulder is adapted to abut against and closelylit theflan e 23 of the sleeve member, the inner edge o saidvian el "closelyfitting the outer periphery of it le operating member, as shown in Fig.2. A cap 27 its over and around the operating member at one extremitythereof, and' is secured thereto 'by a pin 28, or other suit ablefastening means. The end of thecap is adapted to abutagainst the side ofthe shoulder 23 of the sleeve member 21 at the opposite side from theshoulder 26 of the operating ember 24. v

It will be apparent that the .cap and liange serve to retainthe/operating member on the ,specification of Letters Patent. PatentedJune 16, 1914.

sleevemember in suchmanner as to prevent Withdrawal thereof, but so asto permit relative rotation Withrespect thereto. The dimensions of theAoperating member and inturned flange are such as to leave a spacebetween the threaded portion of the operating member and the taperedinner Wall of the sleeve member. The inner wall of theA socket 18 ofthey socket portion 17 is similarly threaded and is threadedly enf gagedby the operating member. In the construction shown 'the sleeve member isprovidedy with the upwardly extending stem 22, adapted to sit inorotherwise be bracedA to the arm 14.

' To lock the "sleeve 22,l and consequently the arm '14, `to the socketmember 15, the wings 27 of the cap 27 are grasped, and the latter isrotated to advance the operatin head, vand consequently the sleeve,toward the socket member, the tapered contactin faces providing africtional contact whic 'may be increased according to the relativemovement toward each other of the socket and sleeve members, thusserving to hold the same locked in adjusted position until a reverserotation 'or the vcap 4occurs when the members willbe ,positively.unloched .ff

V'Iehev operation of the adjustingv and lockjing" device is believed tobe clear from the above description. The lower set 051.116111- y'bersmay be adjustedl to move the arms '14; togeither with the shield l0, orthe upper set of. locking members ma be adjusted to permit'lmovement ofthe s -ield relativeto the-arms 1,4, or both adjustments may bemadefsimultaneously.

It .will be apparent that I have provided an improved form of windshield embodying ,l

' an adjusting and fastening means Whichwi 'positively lock or unlockthe members as desired.` K

' While I have'shown and described my invention with more or lessparticularity, I do not Wish to beunduly restricted thereto' be` yondthe scope of the appended claims.

.lsecket member and a ternally threaded socketor aperture,

1. fin e device ef the'feieee described, e sleeve member, said aroundand. adapted sleeve member fittingI u `said socket member tofrictionally engage to prevent `relative rotation thereof, said Asocketmember being :provided with an inan operating member rotatably carriedby the e, sleeve member and threaded to engage the 2. In la. devicethreaded aperture of said socket whereby .rotationof the operatingmember will positively move said socket and sleeve members .togetherorjapart, and means whereby said be detached from` said' socket memberthreaded lsocket of t e class described, ay

ber fitting aroundvsaid socket member and adapted to frictionally engagethe latter, an operating-member rotatably carried by the sleeve memberand threaded to engagethe threaded aperture of said socket member, Saidsleeve membery being provided with an inturned flange and said operatingmember being p'rovided with a shoulder abutting against said flange, andoperating means secured to said operatinor member on the o posite sideof and abutting against said Harige.

3. .III a device of the class described, a socket member having aninternally threaded socket therein and va tapered cylindrical outersurface, a sleevemember'provided with an aperturetherethrough, the innerwall of said aperture' being tapered to closely fit and frictionallyengage the tapered surface being provided with an inturned flangeadjacent the endA f said aperture, an operating member rotatablycarried' by member and having a shoulder abutting againstI one sido ofsaid inturned ange, and a cap secured to saidoperating member and havingits inner edge tting 'against the opposite side of said flange, saidoperating member being provided with an externally threaded portionadapted to threadedly engage thc threaded portion of said socket member.f l

- In testimony'7 whereof, I have subscribed -m`y name.

- THOMAS L. COWLES. fitnesses v E. M. ANDERSON,

HENRY A. PARKS.

ofthe socket member,- said sleeve member'

